Research Topics
Women's Health
The percentage of women Veterans is expected to increase from 7.7% in 2008 to 14.3% in 2033. Important issues being studied include redesigning primary care service delivery for women, as well as developing screening and treatment strategies for post-deployment health issues affecting women, such as military sexual trauma.
Each section below is populated by a search of the HSR website. Search results are generated based on the search term "Women Veterans". Results are updated as new data are available.
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Citations
(5 of more than 740 WOMEN VETERANS focused publications)
- Clair KS, Yano EM, Fickel JJ, Brunner J, Canelo I, Hamilton A. Enhancing Primary Care and Mental Health Integration for Women Veterans with Complex Healthcare Needs Using Evidence-Based Quality Improvement. Journal of general internal medicine. 2024 Apr 30.
- Ferguson JM, Goldstein KM, Zullig LL, Zulman DM. Gender Differences in Adoption and Frequency of Virtual Primary Care Among Men and Women Veterans. Journal of women's health (2002). 2024 Apr 17.
- Presseau C, Carney JR, Kline NK, Grimshaw AA, DeMoss L, Gunderson C, Portnoy GA. Child Maltreatment, Adult Trauma, and Mental Health Symptoms Among Women Veterans: A Scoping Review of Published Quantitative Research. Trauma, violence & abuse. 2024 Mar 11; DOI: 10.1177/15248380241234345.
- Yano EM, Than C, Brunner J, Canelo IA, Meredith LS, Rubenstein LV, Hamilton AB. Impact of Evidence-Based Quality Improvement on Tailoring VA's Patient-Centered Medical Home Model to Women Veterans' Needs. Journal of general internal medicine. 2024 Feb 29.
- Ebrahimi R, Dennis PA, Alvarez CA, Shroyer AL, Beckham JC, Sumner JA. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Is Associated With Elevated Risk of Incident Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack in Women Veterans. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2024 Mar 5; 13(5):e033032.
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Publication Briefs
(5 of more than 85 WOMEN VETERANS focused publication briefs)
- Women Veterans More Likely to Have Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions and Higher Pain Interference and Intensity
This study examined gender differences in chronic pain and its contributors. Findings showed that, compared to men, women Veterans were more likely to have chronic overlapping pain conditions and had higher levels of pain interference and intensity. Women had higher prevalence of psychiatric and sleep disorder diagnoses, greater levels of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, fatigu...
Date: February 12, 2024
- Research Priorities for Women Veterans’ Reproductive Health
Held in September 2021, The National VA Reproductive Health Research Conference provided a unique opportunity to survey the current state of knowledge on women Veterans’ reproductive health and to discuss and identify research priorities that will support optimizing VA reproductive healthcare in the context of a Learning Healthcare System. Priorities highlight the need for reproductive health rese...
Date: January 24, 2023
- Male and Female Veterans Differ in Attitudes to Referral to VA Care after Calling the Veterans Crisis Line
This study described Suicide Prevention Coordinator (SPC) referral outcomes for Veterans who contacted the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) with active thoughts of suicide during calendar years 2018–2019. Reasons given for declining SPC referral suggest that concerns about or discomfort with VA care were a key concern, particularly among women Veterans. Women had a higher rate of declining SPC referrals...
Date: January 1, 2023
- JGIM Supplement Features VA Research on Women Veterans’ Health and Healthcare
This special issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine (JGIM), titled “Moving Women Veterans’ Health Research Forward,” includes 25 articles and 2 editorials that highlight innovations and new findings related to women Veterans’ health and healthcare, including the diverse needs and experiences of women Veterans and active duty and Reserve/National Guard servicewomen....
Date: September 1, 2022
- Despite Guidelines, Women Veterans More Likely to Receive Unrecommended Psychiatric Medications for PTSD than Men
The primary objectives of this work were to examine PTSD prescribing practices over the last decade (2010–2019) for women and men receiving VA care – and to determine the impact of comorbid diagnoses and demographic characteristics on these practices. Findings showed that across medication classes and years, women were more likely to receive all psychiatric medications of interest. Gender differen...
Date: July 7, 2022
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Studies
( 5 of more than 61 WOMEN VETERANS focused projects
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Project No. |
Title |
PI |
Funding Start |
CDA 20-227
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Increasing PTSD Treatment Engagement in Women Veterans: Role of CBT for Insomnia |
Carlson, Gwendolyn |
2023-01-01 |
CDA 20-275
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Assessing Trends in STI Screening among Women Veterans in the VHA |
Keddem, Shimrit |
2022-04-01 |
CDA 20-224
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Examining Pre-Pregnancy Health and Maternal Outcomes among Women Veterans |
Quinn, Deirdre |
2021-09-01 |
IIR 19-387
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MyPath: A Patient-Centered Web-Based Intervention to Improve Reproductive Planning for Women Veterans |
Callegari, Lisa |
2020-10-01 |
IIR 18-287
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Strengthening Suicide Prevention Efforts for Women Veterans through the Veterans Crisis Line |
Dichter, Melissa |
2020-07-01 |
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Cyberseminars
The most recent "Women Veterans" seminars are displayed.
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Date |
Title |
Presenter(s) |
4/25/2024 |
Women Veterans’ Experiences of Harassment at VA Healthcare Facilities: What Have We Learned and Where Do We Need to Go?
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Shekelle, Jeanette
Jackson, Discussant: Lelia
Fenwick, Karissa
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3/18/2024 |
Intimate Partner Violence Experience among Women Veterans: State of the Research
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Iverson, Kate
Dichter, Melissa
Bruce, Discussant: LeAnn
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2/29/2024 |
Emerging Evidence on Eating Disorders Research: A Focus on Women Veterans
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Dognin, Discussant: Joanna
Mitchell, Karen
Masheb, Robin
Strauss, Discussant: Jennifer
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9/11/2023 |
Preventing Firearm Suicide among Women Veterans
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Monteith, Lindsey
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7/20/2023 |
Women Veterans’ Experiences of VHA Care: Intersection of Sex and Race-Ethnicity in the National Veteran Health Equity Report
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Beckman, Kerry
Breland, Jessica
Washington, Donna
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